Country houses
Standen: a chauffeured day
Standen, West Sussex, by chauffeur. The house and garden are open to visitors every day, and group visits and tours can be arranged. It was the family home of the Beales, designed by the architect Philip Webb. The house is furnished throughout with Morris & Co. Fabrics and wallpapers in the Arts and Crafts manner. Opening: open seven days a week with no need to book; the house opens 11am to 4pm, closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
How the day runs
By road: Mayfair 1 hr 20 min, Heathrow 56 min, Oxford 1 hr 41 min. For lunch or a night, Alexander House & Utopia Spa is around 10 minutes away. Pair it with Penshurst Place, 34 min by road. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Standen1 hr 20 min, 64 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Standen56 min, 51.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Standen1 hr 41 min, 93.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Standen was the family home of the Beales, designed by the architect Philip Webb.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house is furnished throughout with Morris & Co. Fabrics and wallpapers in the Arts and Crafts manner.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukA hillside garden with views across the Sussex countryside surrounds the house, with woodland beyond.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house and garden are open to visitors every day, and group visits and tours can be arranged.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukStanden is in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is East Grinstead, roughly 8 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 26 minutes and 12.1 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
When is Standen open?
Opening: open seven days a week with no need to book; the house opens 11am to 4pm, closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Can we combine Standen with another house?
Penshurst Place is around 34 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
East Grinstead, 8 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.